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Range problem

Fri, 03 October 2003 08:00

rapha26

Civilian

Messages: 1
Registered: October 2003

Dear peeps

I have destroyers with range 4 torps.
I want to attack a obital fort with range 3 collidal phasers.
Every time i simulate the battle with various orders my destroyers get hit.

Any suggestions, it appears the obital fort is gaining a square extra in range.

Kind Regards

Mark

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Re: Range problem

Fri, 03 October 2003 08:05

iztok

Commander

Messages: 1205
Registered: April 2003
Location: Slovenia, Europe

rapha26 wrote on Fri, 03 October 2003 14:00

... it appears the obital fort is gaining a square extra in range.

Correct. All orbitals have +1 weapons range bonus.
BR, Iztok

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Re: Range problem

Fri, 03 October 2003 11:30

mitchell

Chief Petty Officer

Messages: 71
Registered: November 2002
Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada

Starbases get an extra +1 in range over ships.
Thus the range 3 beams act as range 4 and now are able to hit you

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Re: Range problem

Fri, 03 October 2003 11:56

freakyboy

Lieutenant

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Registered: November 2002
Location: Where the clowns can't re...

Which is by Blackjacks and other such range zero weapons mounted on orbitals can have wonderful effects Smile

Blackjacks on WM orbital forts early in the game are solid defenders against anyone with range 1 beamer ships.

During the anti-matter (non-pulveriser) little phase you can have lots of fun with range zeros. I believe the most powerful weapon in the game (bar a 2x damage armageddon missile) is a range zero weapon - 592dp IIRC.

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Re: Range problem

Sun, 05 October 2003 08:47

Zathras

Crewman 1st Class

Messages: 32
Registered: September 2003

As mentioned, weapons on bases get a +1 range bonus.

If you want not to get shot, your only course of action is to have a higher initiative than the base. You shoot first and kill the base. This can be tough to do, but can be done with later ship designs.
Zathras

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Re: Range problem

Mon, 20 October 2003 20:03

Labyndor

Crewman 3rd Class

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Registered: October 2003
Location: in front of the computer

or you can use chaffs.

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Re: Range problem

Tue, 21 October 2003 00:50

Sotek

Chief Warrant Officer 2

Messages: 167
Registered: November 2002

Labyndor wrote on Mon, 20 October 2003 20:03

or you can use chaffs.

Chaff is a plural. Chaffs is incorrect.
Also, that's no help against beams at all, becuase of the nature of what chaff is.

It's an anti-missile tool, not an anti-beam tool.

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